One of the signature novels of the American 1960s, "Couples" is a
book that, when it debuted, scandalized the public with prose
pictures of the way people live, and that today provides an
engrossing epitaph to the short, happy life of the "post-Pill
paradise." It chronicles the interactions of ten young married
couples in a seaside New England community who make a cult of sex
and of themselves. The group of acquaintances form a magical
circle, complete with ritualistic games, religious substitutions, a
priest (Freddy Thorne), and a scapegoat (Piet Hanema). As with most
American utopias, this one's existence is brief and unsustainable,
but the "imaginative quest" that inspires its creation is eternal.
General
| Imprint: |
Fawcett Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 1996 |
| First published: |
August 1996 |
| Authors: |
John Updike
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
576 |
| Edition: |
1st Ballantine Books trade ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-449-91190-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-449-91190-X |
| Barcode: |
9780449911907 |
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